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(NoModeIJ' J. A. FRENCH.

. MEASURE. No. 301,977. Patented July 15, 1884.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

I JOHN A. FRENCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

'M EAS'U RE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,977, dated July 15,1884.

Application filed October 15, 1883. (No model.)

I! all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN A. FRENCH, of the city of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement ,in Measures, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure l isa perspective view. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on line 2 2,Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2; and Fig.4 is a view of the blank before being bent.

My invention relates to a measure to be used for either dry or liquidpurposes; and my invention consists in a measure whose body and handleare constructed of veneer, as hereinafter described, and pointed out inthe 20 claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the body of the measure, B, thebottom, and G, a handle. The body is made of a multiple or plurality ofveneers, the layers being prefer- 2 5 ably secured together either bymeans of some suitable adhesive material, or otherwise, and their grainspreferably being crossed. The bottom Bis preferably solid, and securedto the body by tacks or otherwise; but it also may be made of veneers.The handle is formed in one piece with the body, as represented in Figs.2 and 4.

A measure made ofthis material is light, cheap, and durable.

I claim as my invention 1. A measure body and handle blank formed in onepiece of veneer.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a measure consisting of a body andhandle formed in one piece of veneer, and a suitable bottom securedthereto.

3. A measure the body and handle of which are formed in one piece andconsist of a multiple or plurality of veneers, formed and securedtogether as specified.

JOHN A. FRENCH.

